plump
adjective/plʌmp/
/plʌmp/
(comparative plumper, superlative plumpest)
- having a soft, round body; slightly fat
- a plump baby
- His plump face was pink with embarrassment.
- That dress makes you look rather plump.
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- looking soft, full and attractive to use or eat
- plump cushions
- plump tomatoes
Word Originadjective late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘blunt, forthright’): related to Middle Dutch plomp, Middle Low German plump, plomp ‘blunt, obtuse’. The sense has become appreciative, perhaps by association with plum.
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